by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Travel
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce One of the great things about Portland, Oregon is Powell’s bookstore. Powell’s is bigger than a city block, located in downtown Portland, and filled with just about every kind of book you can think of. As a mom, I was pretty...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Travel
Today, my dad was going to take our whole group on a whale watching tour. We dressed in the warmest clothes we had and met in Depoe Bay, only to find that the water was so rough that the company determined it was too unsafe to take us out. We had some disappointed...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Travel
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Our whole crew met at the Newport Aquarium today. It’s a small but fun aquarium with sea lions and otters and great displays of Pacific Northwest fish. Our kids may not remember the details of the aquarium, but they’ll...
by Shadra Bruce | Family, Let's Talk, Travel
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce I typically do not like Friday the 13th, having inherited a bit of my mother’s superstitious nature. But this Friday the 13th was good luck from start to finish. Not only did Dave and the kids and I enjoy playing tourists in...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Travel
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce I love traveling, seeing new places, having new adventures…but I love being able to share it with my extended family, and my sister and her family as well as my dad and his wife will be meeting us in Newport in a couple days....
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Travel
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce We’ve now been on the road for two full weeks. Our kids have been troopers about the time spent in the car, and Dave so far has driven every mile. Today’s drive up 101 from Garberville, CA to Newport, OR was challenging. The...
